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Tough luck [large print] : a novel / Sandra Dallas.

Dallas, Sandra, (author.).

Summary:

"After their mother dies, Haidie Richards and her younger brother, Boots, are put to work in an orphanage. Their father left four years earlier to find a gold mine in Colorado Territory, and since then he's sent only three letters. Still, Haidie is certain that he is alive, has struck gold, and will soon send for them. But patience is not one of Haidie's virtues and soon she and her brother make a break for it. Boots and Haidie, disguised as a boy, embark on a dangerous journey deep into Western territory. Along the way, Haidie learns fast not only how to handle mules, oxen, and greedy men, but also that you are better off in a community. Hers includes a card sharp, independent "spinster" sisters, and a very fierce dog. Once she arrives in Colorado and finds out the truth about her father, Haidie will need all her new friends for a get-even plot worthy of The Sting."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9798891645226
  • Physical Description: 334 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
  • Edition: Center Point Large Print edition.
  • Publisher: Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2025.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Regular print version previously published by: St. Martin's Publishing Group.
Subject:
Orphans > Fiction.
Siblings > Fiction.
Absentee fathers > Fiction.
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.) > Fiction.
Disguise > Fiction.
Gold mines and mining > Colorado > Fiction.
Colorado > History > To 1876 > Fiction.
Genre:
Western fiction.
Action and adventure fiction.
Historical fiction.
Large print books.

Available copies

  • 22 of 25 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 3 of 3 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.

Holds

  • 2 current holds with 25 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Jacksonville Main Library LP FIC DALLAS (Text) 36015000721379 Adult Large Print Fiction Available -
Sneads Ferry Branch Library LP FIC DALLAS (Text) 36015000491114 Adult Large Print Fiction Available -
Swansboro Branch Library LP FIC DALLAS (Text) 36015000491056 Adult Large Print Fiction Available -

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